SENATE BILL: Making HIV/AIDs History Act (Passed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Making HIV/AIDs History Act

Section 1: 2030

1A.) This act hereby commits the Atlasian Government to reach zero HIV/AIDs transmissions by 2030. It recognises the estimated 700,000 Atlasians estimated to have died from HIV/AIDs and the millions who continue to live with HIV/AIDs.

1B.) A Taskforce between State, regional and Federal Government departments shall be created, along with the appointment of a '2030' Director to organise the taskforce to reach the 2030 target. £500 million shall be appropriated to support this taskforce.

Section 2: History

2A.) This act hereby recognises the failure of the Atlasian Government, the medical and international community to take action against the HIV/AIDs epidemic in the 1980s, and recognises the burden of this injustice fell disproportionately on LGBT+ and African-American communities across Atlasia.

2B.) The Government of Atlasia hereby commits $50 million to establishing a national HIV/AIDs Memorial, Museum and Institute. A panel shall hereby be created, including of HIV/AIDs activists to select a short-list of locations.

Section 3: Ending Stigma.

3A.) No travel restrictions shall be placed on individuals on the sole basis of their HIV/AIDs status.

3B.) The Evergreen-Tmth Equality Act of 2016 and the 1964 Civil Rights Act are hereby amended to include HIV/Patients as a protected party under these acts.  

3C.) All universities, high schools, colleges and other education institutions receiving federal funding shall be required to carry out anti-discrimination training and awareness courses around HIV/AIDs.

Section 4: Keep Prepping.

4A.) All Health insurance plans sold in Atlasia shall be required to include Prep (pre-exposure prophylaxis) medication.

4B.) Pharmacies shall be able to dispense and authorise prescriptions of PREP

4C.) $100 million shall be spent on a public awareness campaign for PREP, with 25% of this funding targeted at increasing awareness in communities with low-levels of PREP use.

4D.) $25 million shall be spent on expanding tele-health trials to promote and encourage the use of PREP.

Sponsor: Blair
Senate Designation: SB29:04

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

This one was the victim of a page change and leaving a post window open for like an hour while I crafted my rules amendment.

The sponsor has 24 hours to commence advocacy and other members have 48 hours to respond.

[Blair]

Thanks Yankee.

This is a bill that takes a number of quite comprehensive actions around HIV/Aids. Firstly the effort to reach zero new HIV infections by 2030; a target adopted by several countries in RL.

For those not fully up to date with how HIV/AIDs treatment works a relatively new medication called PREP means that historically high-risk groups can take one tablet a day, which massively reduces your changes of getting HIV- I think its around 99% effective at stopping it spreading through sexual intercourse and around 75% for drug users.

Legislation I previously worked on has meant that PREP is covered under Atlascare, but this expands it for private coverage & pharmacies- and also has increased advertising to ensure that communities are aware of the drug.

There's of course some issues with it alone (it requires you to be able to access & take the drug once a day) so education plays a huge role.

There's also some efforts around stigma & discrimination which speak for itself; the discrimination that people with a range of illnesses face is one of things that politicians generally ignore.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Can you link this prep bill? I recall it but want to review the details.

[Blair]

Can you link this prep bill? I recall it but want to review the details.

https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=381888.0

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I motion for a final vote, Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am certainly in favor of any form of preventative medicine and ensuring that people have access to it as it is far cheaper to avoid a problem then to deal with it after it has become much worse.

As for stigmatization, I would say that is the hardest thing to legislate against as we routinely hit a brick wall in the area of mental health and trying to combat such there. I do like the measures included here regarding such, though.

[SevenEleven]

The main "issue" here is that there are many unprotected statuses worth noting that are at least as deserving as those in this bill. I support the proposal but I'd also like us to consider some other overlooked populations. Being able to make some progress here will do wonders.

No objection to a vote.

[Senator-elect Spark]

I support the preventative nature of this bill. I second the motion for a vote.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A vote is now open here, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Left Wing]

Aye

[Blair]

aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[SevenEleven]

Aye.

[Pericles]

Aye

[Senator-elect Spark]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Making HIV/AIDs History Act:

Aye (6): Blair, Falterin, NC Yankee, Pericles, SevenEleven, and Spark
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):

This bill has passed the Senate and is sent to the VP for House action.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

SENATE BILL

To eradicate transmission of HIV/AIDs by 2030

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Making HIV/AIDs History Act

Section 1: 2030

1A.) This act hereby commits the Atlasian Government to reach zero HIV/AIDs transmissions by 2030. It recognises the estimated 700,000 Atlasians estimated to have died from HIV/AIDs and the millions who continue to live with HIV/AIDs.

1B.) A Taskforce between State, regional and Federal Government departments shall be created, along with the appointment of a '2030' Director to organise the taskforce to reach the 2030 target. £500 million shall be appropriated to support this taskforce.

Section 2: History

2A.) This act hereby recognises the failure of the Atlasian Government, the medical and international community to take action against the HIV/AIDs epidemic in the 1980s, and recognises the burden of this injustice fell disproportionately on LGBT+ and African-American communities across Atlasia.

2B.) The Government of Atlasia hereby commits $50 million to establishing a national HIV/AIDs Memorial, Museum and Institute. A panel shall hereby be created, including of HIV/AIDs activists to select a short-list of locations.

Section 3: Ending Stigma.

3A.) No travel restrictions shall be placed on individuals on the sole basis of their HIV/AIDs status.

3B.) The Evergreen-Tmth Equality Act of 2016 and the 1964 Civil Rights Act are hereby amended to include HIV/Patients as a protected party under these acts.  

3C.) All universities, high schools, colleges and other education institutions receiving federal funding shall be required to carry out anti-discrimination training and awareness courses around HIV/AIDs.

Section 4: Keep Prepping.

4A.) All Health insurance plans sold in Atlasia shall be required to include Prep (pre-exposure prophylaxis) medication.

4B.) Pharmacies shall be able to dispense and authorise prescriptions of PREP

4C.) $100 million shall be spent on a public awareness campaign for PREP, with 25% of this funding targeted at increasing awareness in communities with low-levels of PREP use.

4D.) $25 million shall be spent on expanding tele-health trials to promote and encourage the use of PREP.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,